What I'm trying to say is that I love the look- who isn't impressed by this?

Okay moving on.

I mentioned in my last blog that Jak and Daxter was one of the first ever 3-D open world game (Just after GTA), which is amazing, because this concept has being borrowed by other developers and is widely used today.

Jak 1 was an open world with depth, which looked fantastic at the time, and the great thing was that there were virtually no load times... it was a giant sand box- the Skyrim of it's day, if you will.

Take a guess of what Jak' and Daxter's design was inspired from.

Get this.

Aladdin. That Disney movie that took place in India? Yeah, that.

When I heard this, right away, I could see the resemblance.

They both had sleek frames, they were barefoot, they wore white(ish) pants and some sort of strap around their thin waists, and most importantly, they both had a rodent (or monkey) standing on their shoulder, that crawled all over them.

Jak 1 was very Mario 64-ish, y'know, you had the power ups, the platforming, the collecting- there were other gameplay elements influenced by sonic as well, but it felt more deep than those other games.

Another cool thing about it was Jak and Daxter's animations, they were amAzing.

When Jak went through waist-deep waters, he'd waddle, and that was great attention to detail, even in games today, your character just walks through the water.

The duo could easily pull off some athletic stunts, and it was very cute.

They can boogie indeed.

There even effects on the camera as well, when you came out of water, some water droplets would get on screen, this was one of the first games to do things like that.

This expansive world even had a day/night cycle, and some weather effects too, it was crazy!

After this game, the future seemed brighter than ever for the growing developer, NaughtyDog...

Jak 2 made a drastic turn for the series.

LIKE A BOSS

The once mute and innocent Jak we all knew and loved had become a rabblerousing badass.

Some people didn't like this change, but I for one thought it was great.
The graphics were amazing, the animations were solid and as a bonus, there even was a Gran Theft Auto inspired free roam world, and it was MASSIVE.

Last weekend, I unlocked unlimited ammo, and invulnerability- and DESTROYED countless vehicles, guards and innocent civilians, it was great fun.

This installment to the franchise had added a whole bunch of new elements- the run and gun gameplay style for instance.

And the story wasn't too shabby either, it was one of the most compelling in videogames at the time.

The gameplay resembled games like Mario, but unlike those games, there was a real incentive for doing missions.

I just noticed that Baron, from Jak 2, was influenced by Dr. Eggman from Sonic.

In the boss battles, when Jak destroys his mech suits, he'd have an escape pod the shape of an egg, and get away every time There's a fun fact for ya!

Below is a funny little cutscene from Jak 2, enjoy!

If you're like me, and would just love to see a quality Jak and Daxter on PS3 or 4, well, it's a definite maybe.

Naughty Dog actually attempted to make a Jak and Daxter for PS3 after Uncharted 2.

The big time studio had split into 2 teams and while one was working on Uncharted 3, or other was deciding it's new project should be.

They attempted redesigning the famous duo and considered using Uncharted's award winning gameplay format.

They even made Jak's ears less pointy, and gave him a more humanoid figure. Daxter was even worse. They made his eyes beady, so he'd look more realistic- he was unidentifiable then.

Naughty Dog had stopped there and figured that it would be a "disservice" to Jak fans by going down this path.

So they made "The Last of Us" instead.

This doesn't necessarily mean that there'll never be another Jak, though, Naughty Dog has an unexpected, but great future ahead.

Anyways, this is my favorite franchise- tell me what's your favorite games of the 6th generation of consoles, I'd be happy to debate